Council tackling airport improvements in Tuesday meeting

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In this 2013 archive photo, Jimmy Armstead, a skycap at the Corpus Christi International Airport, waits for passengers. Approval of a contract to extend the airport’s runway is on the City Council’s agenda for Tuesday.

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

CORPUS CHRISTI - Repairs intended to increase safety at the city’s international airport could soon be underway, should the City Council sign off on the first reading of a $34 million construction contract during its regular meeting Tuesday.